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Life and Work - August 2008

Saturday night mission This month's cover story features the work of the Street Pastor movement seen on a typical Saturday night on the streets of Perth. Jackie Macadam accompanied the Street Pastors - a former police officer and an accountant as they set out for a night on the streets.

This growing movement was set up in England by the Ascension Trust to look at ways individuals from churches could help in tackling neighbourhood problems, engaging with people out on the streets and in night time venues, to care, listen, talk and offer practical help. There are three teams of street pastors currently in Scotland in Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.

A benign hurricane

This month's profile features May Nicholson, a former alcoholic, who now runs a centre in Govan supported by her own charitable trust. Nicholson, who turned her back on alcohol when she was dramatically converted to Christianity, set up the Preshal Trust which operates from premises in Govan. "We are here to help the community heal the community," she says. From its base in a brick built hall and support staff in two shipping containers at the side, Preshal provides educational opportunities, craft sessions, first aid groups and the chance for some of the most disadvantaged people in the area to socialise and be supported in a safe place.

Visit our Life and Work pages to read more about the August issue.

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Note to News Desks

For further information, please contact Muriel Armstrong, Acting Editor of Life and Work on 0131-225 5722 ext 207, or on her mobile 07759 371 602.

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Thursday 17, July 2008

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